Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 11.0% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 2.6% less for restaurants
Namibia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
NAD132.75
|
$5.15
ZMW140.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
NAD60.11
|
$3.43
ZMW93.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
NAD12.96
|
$0.98
ZMW26.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
NAD11.02
|
$0.45
ZMW12.27
|
|
pay 21.3% more for groceries
Namibia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
NAD13.76
|
$0.80
ZMW21.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.93
NAD53.88
|
$3.95
ZMW107.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
NAD88.78
|
$4.90
ZMW133.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
NAD47.91
|
$2.42
ZMW66.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
NAD39.86
|
$1.79
ZMW48.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
NAD16.31
|
$1.13
ZMW30.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NAD12.95
|
$0.71
ZMW19.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD11.89
|
$1.21
ZMW33.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.23
|
$0.62
ZMW17.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
NAD9.55
|
$0.73
ZMW20.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.09
|
$0.73
ZMW20.07
|
|
pay 25.2% more for transportation
Namibia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
NAD84.21
|
$5.05
ZMW138.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
$37.04
ZMW1,012.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,425.99
NAD228,344.13
|
$8,004.53
ZMW218,919.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
$12.13
ZMW331.74
|
|
pay 36.2% more for housing
Namibia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.49
NAD1,038.12
|
$144.44
ZMW3,950.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$376.01
NAD6,909.69
|
$262.56
ZMW7,180.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.50
NAD5,485.35
|
$159.59
ZMW4,364.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
NAD924.87
|
$83.50
ZMW2,283.73
|
|
pay 4.7% less for childcare
Namibia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
$111.30
ZMW3,044.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
$5,884.51
ZMW160,938.36
|
|
pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
NAD27.56
|
$1.02
ZMW28.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
NAD28.70
|
$2.19
ZMW60.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
NAD47.87
|
$2.57
ZMW70.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.63
NAD636.38
|
$40.66
ZMW1,111.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.64
NAD85.25
|
$3.12
ZMW85.22
|
|
pay 3.1% more for clothing
Namibia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.56
NAD726.90
|
$24.53
ZMW670.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.66
NAD453.09
|
$26.26
ZMW718.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.07
NAD1,838.99
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.22
NAD1,051.57
|
$87.89
ZMW2,403.82
|
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